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  • What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?
    did; say 
  • A few days before they .......(leave), Timmy .......(play) his guitar at the school's concert.
    A few days before the LEFT, Timmy HAD PLAYED his guitar at the school concert.
  • When he ....(hear) the police knocking on the door, he ....(hide) under the bed.
    When he HEARD the police knocking on the door, he HID under the bed.
  • Mary .....(LISTEN) to music when the door bell ...(ring) for the first time.
    Mary WAS LISTENING to music when the door bell RANG for the 1st time.
  • We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).
    We entered the house quietly because everyone was sleeping.
  • Dinner was served! Flora .......(cook) all afternoon and now she .....(feel) very tired.
    Dinner was served! Flora HAD COOKED all afternoon and now she FELT tired.
  • The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.
    The children were playing in the garden while their parents were watching them.
  • He....(play) the guitar while his sister .......(wash) the dishes.
    He WAS PLAYING the guitar while his sister WASHED the dishes.
  • Sonja ....(sit) alone on the bench because she .....(have) an argument with Tilo in themorning.
    Sonja SITTING alone on the bench, because she HAD HAD an argument with Tilo in the morning
  • I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.
    I heard a knock at the front door so I went to answer it
  • They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.
    They had left many hours before we arrived.
  • When he ....(come) in I .....(ask) him where he .....(park) the car.
    When he CAME in I ASKED him where he HAD PARKED the car
  • Mr Jones .....(save) some money before he .....(move) to a bigger house last year.
    Mr JOnes HAD SAVED some money before he MOVED to a bigger house last year.
  • She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
    She wore the shoes she had bought the previous day.
  • We'll go on the next train. When we .....(arrive) at the station, the 9 o´clock train ....(leave) 10 minutes before.
    We'll go on the next train. When we ARRIVED at the station, the 9 o'clock train HAD LEFT 10 minutes before.
  • I was ......(watch) a new series when my cousin ............(call) from England
    I was watching a new series when my cousin called me from England.
  • When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
    didn't have
  • By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.
    had; formed
  • I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.
    haven't seen
  • At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.
    At this time yesterday, I was writing an essay.
  • He was furious when he .....(hear) that his children .....(miss) the train for the 2nd time.
    He was furious when he HEARD that his children HAD MISSED the train for the 2nd time.
  • They ...........(be) late. When they .......(arrive) the conference .....(already start).......(
    They WERE late! When they ARRIVED, the conference HAD ALREADY STARTED.
  • The news were terrible! The Concorde ..........(crash) after take-off.
    The news wereterrible! The Concorde HAD CRASHED after take-off
  • The police ......(arrest) him because he .....(carry) a gun.
    The police ARRESTED him because he WAS CARRYING a gun.
  • I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
    was running
  • Tom ...........(have) lunch when he ............(hear) a loud noise.
    Tom WAS HAVING lunch when he HEARD a loud noise.
  • I .................................... (shop) in Mercadona when I realised that I left my credit card at home.
    was shopping
  • Until a few years ago, no one ................................. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
    had heard
  • The doctor ....(go) to their home and .....(treat)the child's wound.
    The doctor WENT to their home and TREATED the child's wound.
  • By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.
    By the time we got to the cinema, the film had already started.
  • They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
    They got to the airport as the plane was landing.
  • Fede ..............(already finish) the exam when the final bell ....(ring)
    Fede HAD ALREADY FINISHED the exam when the final bell RANG.
  • The minute I ....(she) her, I ....(know) she ........(already speak) to her boss.
    The minute I SAW her, I KNEW she HAD ALREADY SPOKEN to her boss.
  • She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.
    She graduated from school in 2001.
  • The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.
    The football season began a month ago.
  • It was late at night and Joe .....(still study) for his test.
  • There .....(be) no biscuits in the jar! Somebody .........(eat) them all!
    There WERE no biscuits in the jar! Somebody HAD EATEN them all!
  • Lily .......(never eat) sushi until today.
    Lily HAD NEVER EATEN sushi until today.
  • I......(go) into the kitchen, .....(open) the fridge and .....(pour) some milk in a cup.
    I WENT into the kitchenm OPENED the fridge and POURED some milk in a cup.
  • Earlier that afternoon he ...(buy) all the tickets that he now ....(hold) in his hand.
    Earlier that afternoon he HAD BOUGHT all the tickets that he now HELD in his hand.
  • Pat ........(give) me some chocolate biscuits she ................(make) the night before
    Pat GAVE me some chocolate biscuits she HAD MADE the night before.
  • Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
    was; working